Telecommunications technician jobs in Finland
Telecommunications technicians install, test, maintain and troubleshoot telecommunications systems. They repair or replace defective devices and equipment and maintain a safe working environment and a complete inventory of supplies. They also provide user or customer assistance.
Telecommunications technician – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 20.01 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 15 €/h |
| Top tenth | 26.83 €/h |
| Employees | 3,805 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 17.90 €/h | 246 |
| Men | 20.20 €/h | 3,559 |
Telecommunications technician - Which skills are essential?
Respond to and communicate with customers in the most efficient and appropriate manner to enable them to access the desired products or services, or any other help they may require.
Operate and use soldering tools and soldering iron, which supply high temperatures to melt the solder and to join electronic components.
Use radios that can receive and transmit sound signals in order to communicate with similar radios on the same frequency such as mobile phones and walkie talkies.
The products available from network equipment providers and methods for selecting and procuring the equipment.
Fasten and insulate electric or communications wires or cables.
Join and weave electric and communications cable and trunk lines together.
Operate and use construction equipment, such as digger derricks, backhoes, track hoes, front-end loaders, trenchers, or cable ploughs.
The method of providing network access to many clients while keeping smaller number of connection components by grouping and sharing connection circuits and frequencies.
Update basic or integrated software included in devices, network components and embedded systems.
Tend mechanical devices that allow momentary access to high, usually inaccessible areas. Ensure your own safety and the safety of surrounding people.
The system of rules which allow the exchange of information between computers or other devices via computer networks.
Set up, test and operate different types of communication equipment such as transmission equipment, digital network equipment, or telecommunications equipment.
Handle Private Branch Exchange (PBX), a telecommunication system within an organisation that switches calls between users on local lines. At the same time the system allows all users to share external phone lines.
The telecommunication service that provides a company with a series of telephone numbers for internal use, such as individual telephone numbers for each employee or every workstation. Using Direct Inward Dialing (DID), a company does not need another line for every connection.
Set up and deploy digital and analogue electronic communications. Understand electronic diagrams and equipment specifications.
Tend electronic devices or software tone generators that produce digital or analog repeating or non-repeating electronic signals in order to design, test and repair electronic and acoustic equipment.
Apply assigning methods (mostly used in call centres) to provide clients with the best possible service by connecting them with the most suitable agent.
Ensure that home or offices are properly wired to receive cable TV.
Tend a wide variety of devices for measuring electronic characteristics of system components, such as optical power meter, fibre power meter, digital power meter and multimeter.
Find faults in wires or cables by using specialised equipment and repair these faults depending on type of wiring.
Produce accurate calculations on time necessary to fulfil future technical tasks based on past and present information and observations or plan the estimated duration of individual tasks in a given project.
Manage calls during a given VoIP session and ensure security and quality of service by operating a session border controller (SBC).
Set up and configure devices which enhance strength of signal of a communication channel to enable proper reception and reproduction in further places.
The telecommunication principles, theories, models, equipment and processes such as transfer rate, bandwidth, signal-to-noise ratio, bit error ratio and C/N ratio, as well as the effect of the qualities of the transmission path on the operation and quality of telecommunications.
Plan, deploy, troubleshoot and test low voltage wiring.
Telecommunications technician - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Solve problems which arise in planning, prioritising, organising, directing/facilitating action and evaluating performance. Use systematic processes of collecting, analysing, and synthesising information to evaluate current practice and generate new understandings about practice.
Utilise technology that allows interaction between telephone and computer. Enable call services directly within a desktop environment.
Apply mathematical methods and make use of calculation technologies in order to perform analyses and devise solutions to specific problems.
Evaluate problems in telecommunication infrastructure by using specialised methods, applications and tools to find weaknesses and stress points in a network and elements of the infrastructure regarding aspects such as electronics, power supply and temperature.
Make use of various types of communication channels such as verbal, handwritten, digital and telephonic communication with the purpose of constructing and sharing ideas or information.
Create and manage a system of backup or standby solution which is automatically triggered and becomes active in case the main system or application fails.
Utilise software to define the roles and manage user authentication, privileges and access rights to ICT systems, data and services.
Provide support and advice to customers in making purchasing decisions by finding out their needs, selecting suitable service and products for them and politely answering questions about products and services.
The products available from the network equipment provider Cisco and methods for selecting and procuring the equipment.
Identify problems with servers, desktops, printers, networks, and remote access, and perform actions which solve the problems.
Apply Internet Protocol Configuration (ipconfig) to gather data on Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) configuration values in order to identify devices and their IP addresses.
Guarantee that the tracking and recording standards and rules for document management are followed, such as ensuring that changes are identified, that documents remain readable and that obsoleted documents are not used.
Search for possible faults. Perform visual checks. Analyse system indicators and use diagnostic devices.